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USS Juneau (LPD-10)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Oscar - Papa NROP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2)
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Sharpe Edge, Liberia, 1- Op. Restore Hope, Somalia) - Vietnam Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Boat People) - Coast Guard SOS Medal
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Cleveland Class Amphibious Transport Dock:

Laid down, 23 January 1965, at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA.

Launched, 12 February 1966

Commissioned USS Juneau (LPD-10), 12 July 1969, CAPT. R. R. Monroe USN, in Command

During the Vietnam War USS Juneau participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam War Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VII 23 to 24 August 1970 11 to 13 October 1970 31 December 1970 to 2January 1971 12 to 16 January 1971 30 January to 3 February 1971 10 to 16 February 1971 24 to 27 February 1971 7 March 1971 11 to 13 March 1971	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 to 18 June 1972 30 June to 14 July 1972 23 August to 7 October 1972 21 to 28 November 1972

USS Juneau was assigned to the US Pacific Fleet and is a component of COMNAVSURFPAChome ported at Sasebo, Japan. In July she returned to San Diego for decommissioning

Decommissioned, 30 October 2008

Towed to Pearl Harbor in November 2008 for storage in the US Navy's Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pearl Harbor, Maintenance Category "B"

USS Juneau earned two campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Specifications:
Displacement 9,734 t.(lt), 17,326 t.(fl)
Length 570'
Beam 100'
Draft 23 ft.
Speed 21 kts.
Complement 24 Officers, 400 Enlisted
Troop/Flag Staff Capacity 840 Troops, Flag Staff 90
Boats Assault Craft, (well deck capacity) 1 LCU or 1 LCAC, or 2 LCM-8 or 4 LCM-6, (ships boats) 2 CPL, 1 motor whaleboat
Armament

two 25mm MK38 chain guns

two Phalanx CIWS

eight 50 cal. machine guns
Aircraft two CH-46/CH-53 or four UH-1/AH-1, or two AV-8B Harriers
Propulsion two Foster-Wheeler boilers, two DeLaval steam turbines, 2 Shafts, 24,000 SHP

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
278k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** passing under the Coronado Bridge at San Diego, CA. in 1986 US Navy photo	Jerry Hays
225k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) in Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska in the spring of 1989 assisting in the clean up from the Exxon Valdez** oil spill. The barge alongside was the decontamination station for the civilian workers Exxon employed for the clean up. US Navy photo	.
181k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway in San Diego harbor, date unknown. US Navy photo	.
64k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	.
75k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) underway in the summer of 1992 while enroute to Seattle, WA. to take part in the Seattle Sea Fair. Photo taken from USS Cape Cod (AD-43)**.	Photo by Lee Nolan STGC(SW) USN, Ret.
77k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway off the coast of Hawaii, 2 August 1998, while participating in RIMPAC 98. US Navy photo # 980802-N-3612M-001 by PH1 James G McCarter.	Bill Gonyo
38k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** at anchor, Oita, Japan, 1999.	Shigeru Motosugi
62k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** operates off the coast of Iwo Jima, date unknown. Mount Surabachi stands prominently in the background. made famous by Joe Rosenthal's historical photograph of U.S Marines raising the flag atop the mountain during one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during WW II. US Navy photo (1-HR-010315-N-9815L-002 from the Navy Newsstand web site	Bernard A. Cardali USN, LST-308
95k	The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. *USS Essex* (LHD-2) is followed by USS Juneau (LPD-10), USS Germantown (LSD-42) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)*. US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-9802B-003* from the Navy Newsstand web site.	Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
150k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** at anchor in Alaskan waters, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
806k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)** underway during ship maneuvering drills, 15 February 2008. They are part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group.. US Navy photo # 080214-N-4010S-086 SEA OF JAPAN (February 15, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz.	Robert M. Cieri
2610k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** steams into position during an Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) exercise in the East China Sea, 16 March 2008. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently participated in an ESF with the Essex (LHD 2) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). The ESF exercise was designed to test the ability of the Strike Groups to plan and conduct multi-task force operations across a broad spectrum of naval disciplines and to refresh skills in completing complex missions that require capabilities that are broader in scope than the individual Strike Groups can provide alone. US Navy photo # 080316-N-5484G-093 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2008) by MC3 Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong.	Lee Wahler
416k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** at anchor while conducting amphibious exercises at Iwo Jima, date unknown. US Navy photo.	Ron Reeves
672k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Ron Reeves
2787k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** crew photo, date and location unknown.	Ron Reeves
1627k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) steams in the Andaman Sea, 23 May 2008. Juneau** is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, which was standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-056 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Specialist Ty Swartz.	Robert M. Cieri
721k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10) returns to her home port at Sasebo, Japan for the last time on 26 June 2008 before her hull swap with the USS Denver (LPD-9) scheduled for July. Juneau has been home ported in Sasebo, since July 1999, when she participated in the Navy's first hull swap with her sister-ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8). After the hull swap with Denver, Juneau** is scheduled to sail to San Diego for decommissioning. US Navy photo # 080626-N-2970T-070 SASEBO, Japan (June 26, 2008) by MC2 Marvin E. Thompson Jr.	Lee Wahler
3826k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** approaches the Coast Guard Station pier in Juneau, Alaska, 26 July 2008, for a four-day visit as part of Alaska's 50th year of statehood celebration. The ship will leave for San Diego where it scheduled to be decommissioned. US Navy photo # 080726-N-3483D-001 JUNEAU, Alaska (July 26, 2008) by Wes DeShano.	Robert M. Cieri
285k	*USS Juneau* (LPD-10)** Decommissioning Program	Ron Reeves

USS Juneau Additional Ships Patches
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View the USS Juneau (LPD-10)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

View the History and Command Operational Reports submitted by USS Juneau (LPD-10)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Juneau (LPD-10)
Navy Fact File - Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD

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